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Kartik Raj Kanna Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Using singular and pluran
Hello!
Could someone please explain why we use plural for 0 and singular for 1 as in,
He got 0 marks while she got 1 mark
Could someone please explain why we use plural for 0 and singular for 1 as in,
He got 0 marks while she got 1 mark
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Hi, Could someone please explain why we use plural for 0 and singular for 1 as in, He got 0 marks while she got 1 mark Perhaps because it feels like we are saying 'He got no marks'. But really, your two examples are not natural. More natural is eg He got 0 on the test, while she got 1.
- Hi, Could someone please explain why we use plural for 0 and singular for 1 as in, He got 0 marks while she got 1 mark Perhaps because it feels like we are saying 'He got no marks'.
- But really, your two examples are not natural.
- More natural is eg He got 0 on the test, while she got 1.
- eg His mark was 0 and hers was 1.
- Clive
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Hi,
Could someone please explain why we use plural for 0 and singular for 1 as in,
He got 0 marks while she got 1 mark Perhaps because it feels like we are saying 'He got no marks'.
But really, your two examples are not natural. More natural is
Could someone please explain why we use plural for 0 and singular for 1 as in,
He got 0 marks while she got 1 mark Perhaps because it feels like we are saying 'He got no marks'.
But really, your two examples are not natural. More natural is
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